PLEAS AND PLEA AGREEMENTS

(a) Time and Form. In cases where a plea agreement is reached, the government shall notify the Court of the existence of the plea agreement as soon as possible and file a written plea agreement with the Court at least 7 days prior to jury empanelment. The Court will consider the timeliness of the filing of a plea agreement when determining whether, in calculating the guideline sentence range, the defendant should receive a reduction for acceptance of responsibility. The Court will not accept any plea agreement that is not in writing.

(b) Plea Agreement as to an Information. In cases where a written plea agreement is filed as to an information, the Court may schedule a combined arraignment and plea hearing before a district judge. Effective 12/1/18: Rule redesignated as §(a), and §(b) added. Effective 12/1/11: The numerical references in this rule were altered as part of the restyling of numerical references throughout the Local Rules.

Effective 12/1/09: Rule amended. Effective 3/17/08: §(b) re: required certification of defendant’s medications deleted, and §(a) redesignated as an unlettered paragraph. 114 U.S. DISTRICT COURT RULES -- RULES APPLICABLE TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS